1938 Chevrolet Rat Rod Pickup - EZ Street

A Welder and An Imagination=One Slick Ride

The words “rat rod” are thrown around a lot these days, but what exactly qualifies a build to fall into this category? Most would say that rust (lots of it) and a heap of old mismatched parts are enough, but when a full custom frame is fabricated for the car or truck in question, does that disqualify it from the label? Who knows? Better yet, who really cares?

Art Gomez of GO-EZ Customs in Anaheim, California, got his mitts on this 1938 Chevy in 2006 and tried to retrofit an existing frame for it, but tweaking and correcting it to fit proved to be an annoyingly painful process. The solution was simple: scrap the existing rolling chassis altogether and create one from scratch. The process proved to be simpler, and the truck now sits on a platform that makes more sense. Even though the “ratty” hauler is well on its way to rolling on its own power, it looks good mowing through traffic atop GO-EZ’s shop tow pig—a ’66 Chevy C-20 that breaks just as many necks. If you live in the Southern California area, be on the lookout for this rat rod at a local cruise night soon.

As if the ratty wasn’t cool enough already, when loaded up on Art’s ’66 C-20 hauler, the combo is enough to harken the days long passed by.

As if the ratty wasn’t cool enough already, when loaded up on Art’s ’66 C-20 hauler, the combo is enough to harken the days long passed by.

The rear 30x10x15 Hurst tires have been custom-cut with “GO-EZ” etched into the rubber. Living amongst the rust, a GO-EZ Speed Shop logo complete with WWII-era bomb lets everyone know who performed the metal fabrication.

The rear 30x10x15 Hurst tires have been custom-cut with “GO-EZ” etched into the rubber. Li

No rat rod is complete without the requisite standout engine. In this ’38 Chevy’s case, the mill is a 327ci small-block with an Offy intake and dual Holley double pumpers.

No rat rod is complete without the requisite standout engine. In this ’38 Chevy’s case, th

The rear 30x10x15 Hurst tires have been custom-cut with “GO-EZ” etched into the rubber. Living amongst the rust, a GO-EZ Speed Shop logo complete with WWII-era bomb lets everyone know who performed the metal fabrication.

The rear 30x10x15 Hurst tires have been custom-cut with “GO-EZ” etched into the rubber. Li

Inside the Build

Year/Make/Model:

1938 Chevy truck

Owner and City/State:

Terry Frost • Anaheim, California

Engine

Type:

327ci small-block

Induction:

Offenhauser tunnel-ram intake with dual Holley 750 double pumpers

Exhaust:

Custom

Built By:

GO-EZ Customs

Drivetrain

Transmission:

350 turbo

Rearend:

’70s Chevy Chevelle

Chassis

Front Suspension:

Ford straight-axle drop beam

Rear Suspension:

Coils, will be ’bagged soon

Wheels & Tires

Wheels:

15x6 Wheelsmith Smoothies (front), 15x8 (rear)

Tires:

Firestone pie crust tires (front), 30x10x15 Hurst (rear)

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By John Mata Jr.

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